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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

JUNE 6,1977

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Washington, D C. 20551




Table of Contents

TABLES

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED

Weekly $15.00 per year or $.40 each in the United
States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico; 10 or
more of the same issue to one address, $13.50 per
year or $.35 each. Elsewhere, $20.00 per year or $.50
each. Address requests to Publications Services, Division of Administrative Services, and make payment
remittance payable to the order of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System in a form
collectible at par in U.S. Currency.

2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT
EXCHANGE RATES H.10 RELEASE
CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDEXES
2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
3. GOLD PRICE -LONDON
4. CALL MONEY RATES
5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND
U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES
ft INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES




CHART

1

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (DASHED LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO S C A L E
MAY 1 9 7 0 P A R I T Y = 1 0 0

RATIO SCAL
MAY 1 9 7 0 P A R I T Y - 1 0

CANADIAN DOLLAR

100

12c

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

90

-

10C

-

12C

80

/ I

JAPANESE YEN

FRENCH FRANC

—

-

/

1

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.

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10C

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SWISS FRANC
GERMAN MARK

140

120

160

/ v _

—

140

—

A

a

J

DUTCH1 GUILDER

—

BELGIAN FRANC

y*

—s_

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•

120

100

—

1

1

1

1

1

1

IIIIIIMIM

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100




100

ITALIAN LIRA

U.K. POUND

-

60

60

1975

1977

1975

1977

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CHART

2

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM (+) OR ( - )
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
CENT PER

ANNUM

6

+

Aa

CANADIAN DOLLAR

0
-

6

PER CENT PER ANNUM

+

0
U. K. POUND

DUTCH GUILDER

GERMAN MARK

SWISS FRANC

6

12

18

6

+

0

6
6

JAPANESE YEN
+

0

PER CENT ON S C A L E E Q U A L S
1 PER CENT ON A L L OTHER

FRENCH FRANC

6

12




1975

1977

1975

1977

CHART

3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
U.S. DOLLARS

PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

200

200

180

180

12.5 Kg BARS

160

AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

160

140

140

120

120

100

100

80




M i l l
1975

1977

80

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER

ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM

16

16
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

VvL

JAPAN
-

-

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLARS




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-

16

U.K. 2 - D A Y LOCAL AUTHORITY
-

\

I

CANADA

I

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FRANCE

I

I

I

aJ

I

NETHERLANDS

EURO-DM

GERMANY

1975

EURO-SWISS FRANC

1977

1975

1977

12

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PER

12
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER

UNITED STATES C D ' s

8

4

I

I

I

I I I II I I I I I I

14

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

10

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

6

2

14
EURO-DOLLAR
SWISS INTERBANK RATE

10

JAPAN
MONTHLY

6




I
1975

1977

1975

I

III

II
1977

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER CENT PER

ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM

OVERNIGHT

12

3-MONTH

-

-




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7-DAY

6-MONTH

A

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1-MONTH

-

1-YEAR

12

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1975

1977

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1975

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1977

4

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CHART

#

#

#

#

7

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER CENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM

12

OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSITS

3-MONTH
EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSITS

8
FEDERAL FUNDS
DASHED LfNE

90-DAY CD*S

>-V

DASHED LINE

4

DIFFERENTIAL
ADJUSTED FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

DIFFERENTIAL
ADJUSTED FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

+
0




1975

1977

1975

1977

CHART 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER

CENT PER

ANNUM

PER CENT PER

ANNUM

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
-

INTERBANK STERLING

INTERBANK DM

COVERED

COVERED FRANKFURT

LONDON

12

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED

LINE

DIFFERENTIAL
DIFFERENTIAL

llllI
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER,

11 I I I 111 I I I 11 I

1

I

1 liilnli

COVERED
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

12

-

6

-

12

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER
DASHED

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

LINE

DASHED

LINE

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

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1975

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1977

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1975

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1977.

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER ANN
PER (

NT PER ANNUM

CANADA

9

UNITED STATES

7

III I I

5
12

\
\/\

10

JAPAN
INDUSTRIAL

.

- r

SWITZERLAND

-

\

8
GERMANY

1 1 1

6

I

I

I

13

11
FRANCE

UNITED KINGDOM

9

7
NETHERLANDS

5
12
U.S. CORPORATE

U.S. CORPORATE

MONTHLY

MONTHLY

/ \

10

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
Aaa BONDS

8
EURO-DM BONDS

6




1975

1977

1975

1977

CHART

10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

180

140

-

-

-

UNITED STATES
100

—

80

-

RATIO SCALE

1969=100

-

I

60

I

I

I

I

I

I

IIIIIIMIM
UNITED KINGDOM

360

280

-

—

-

V"

JAPAN

__

200

—

160

-

-

I

120

I

I

I

I

I

iiliiliiln

uliil.ilii

180

140
SWITZERLAND

CANADA
100

-

80

-

60
180

140

—

-

140

-

100

FRANCE

GENERAL INDEX
100

80

60

GERMANY

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80

60
1975

1977

SERIES NAME

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES

CHART 1 .

U . S . DOLLAR, WEIGHTED AVERAGE
JAPANESE YEN
GERMAN MARK
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
I T A L I A N LIRA
CHART 2 .

89.98
129.8 5
155.27
146.91
71.58

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

102.88

112.29
174.63
138.62
70.5 5

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES

CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
CHART 3 .

CHART 4 .

1
1
1
1
1
1
1

-1.14
-5.1 2
2.12
-4.63
1.88
3.00
0.22

JUNE

1

143.76

JUNE
JUNE
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
JUNE
MAY
MAY

1
1
27
27
27
27
27
3
13
27

5.36
5.62
7.25
6.50
4.30
3.84
5.25
9.00
0.93
3.57

JUNE
JUNE
APRIL
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

1
1

5.40
4.32
8.04
6.00
7.13
7.83
4.03

CALL MONEY RATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . K . 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS
CANADA

GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
CHART 5 .

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

GOLD PRICE I N LONDON

U . S . DOLLAR PER FINE OUNCE




LAST VALUE PLOTTEI
DATE
VALUE

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES

U . S . CD'S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS)
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE COMPOSITE LOAN
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
CANADIAN FINANCE COMPANY PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN

1
1
1
1

SERIES NAME
CHART 6 .

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON
1
1
1
I
1
1

5.62 #
5.50
5.63
6.00
6.;
6.68

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

1
1
1
1
1
1

5.62
5.36
0.49
6.00
5.40
0.51

EURODOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

1
1
1

6.
2.71
3.29

U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

1
1
1

5.50
5.99
-0.49

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

1
1
1

6.00
6.44
-0.44

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

1
1
1

6.00
5 .91
0.09

OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR
CHART 7 .

CHART 8 .

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

#

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S . MONEY MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U . S . CD'S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS)
DIFFERENTIAL A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS




LAST VALUE PLOTT#
DATE
VALUE

INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS

SERIES NAME
CHART 9 .

LONG TERM GOVERNMENT BOND Y I E L D S

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM
U.S.

.HART 1 0 .

27
3
20
27
20
13
20

7 .41
6 .19
7 .84
4 .17
8.77
10 . 9 7
7.08
11 . 5 4

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

8.04
6.79
7.58

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES

UNITED STATES
JAPAN
CANADA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY




MAY
JUNE
APRIL
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
EURO-DM BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
r

LAST VALUE PLOTTE
DATE
VALUE

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

27
13
6
6
27
20
20

100,. 0 3
251 .53
93,. 1 7
76 . 6 9
107.86
73,. 3 2
97,. 4 8

F E D E R A L

R E S E R V E

statistical

release

* v f*4L

H.10

JUNE

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

JUNE

3,

6,

1977

1977

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is advised that the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York has certified for customs purposes the f o l l o w i n g noon
buying rate in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies:

COUNTRY,
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CANADA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
INDIA
IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
S R I LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED KINGDOM




MONETARY
UNIT
DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
DOLLAR
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D . MARK
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
DOLLAR
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
RAND
PESATA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
POUND

MAY 30

H
0
L
I
D
A
Y

MAY 3 1

(RATE U . S . CENTS)
JUNE
1

110.3000
5.96000
2.77150
95.1200
16.6200
24.5200
20.2300
42.3900
11.3300
171.9100
0.11290
0.36065
40.2700
4.3700
40.5150
96.0000
19.0000
2.5800
115.0000
1.4472
13.7000
22.7800
39.9250
171.9100

1 10.3500
5.95000
2.77250
94.8900
16.6100
24 . 4 9 0 0
20.2300
42 . 4 2 5 0
11 . 3 3 0 0
171 . 9 0 0 0
0.11290
0.36060
40.2500
4.3700
40 . 5 500
96.0500
19.0600
2.5800
115.0000
1.4468
13 . 7 0 0 0
22 . 7 9 5 0
40 .0 0 0 0
171 .9000

JUNE

2

110.3700
5.96000
2.77550
94.7000
1 6 . 62 00
2 4.5300
20.2400
42.4600
11.3300
17 1 . 6 9 0 0
0.11290
0.36160
4 0.2500
4.3700
4 0 . 6 2 00
9 6.0000
19.0725
2.5800
115.0000
1 . 4 4 84
13.7000
2 2.8100
4 0.1100
171.6900

JUNE

3

110.4100
5 . 960 00
2.77250
94.840C
16 . 6 1 0 0
24.540 0
20.2100
42.4200
11 . 3 0 0 0
171.7700
0.11290
0,36195
4 0 . 2 500
4.3700
40.5400
96.0500
1 9 . 0 500
2.5*00
114 . 7 5 0 0
1.4451
13 . 7 000
22.7450
40.1900
1 7 1 . 7 700